Alternative worldviews and the utilization of conventional and complementary medicine

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-103

  Hildreth, Kristen D ^a   Elman, Cheryl ^b  

^a Medina County Health Department   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 33846214021     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2007.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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